Sen. Kennedy speaks out on Downing Street Memo

[elehhhhna]

Sen. Kennedy speaks out on Downing Street Memo: 'Twisted intelligence; Distorted facts'
RAW STORY


The following was released by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) on the Downing Street Minutes this morning. Kennedy becomes the first senator to raise the issue in the Senate, after earlier reports that Massachusetts' junior senator, John Kerry, would speak about the minutes in Washington.

#
“The contents of the Downing Street Minutes confirm that the Bush Administration was determined to go to war in Iraq, regardless of whether there was any credible justification for doing so. The Administration distorted and misrepresented the intelligence in its attempt to link Saddam Hussein with the terrorists of 9/11 and Osama bin Laden, and with weapons of mass destruction that Iraq did not have.

"In addition, the Downing Street Minutes also confirm what has long been obvious – that the timing of the war was linked to the 2002 Congressional elections, and that the Administration’s planning for post-war Iraq was incompetent in all its aspects. The current continuing crisis is a direct result of that incompetence.

[Walt Starr]

1. OUTSTANDING!!!!

They've framed it as the "Downing Street Minutes" instead of the Repuke frame of the "Downing Street Memo".

Good on Ted!

:thumbsup:

[mzmolly]

2. I tell ya, they listen to us!

:wow:

:toast:

[wuushew]

5. Is that wise?

the term "memo" is more familiar to the general public than the word "minutes" unless you frequently attend corporate or public meetings.

[Walt Starr]

13. "Memo" has an informal connotation

"Minutes" are official documentation of a meeting.

The differene is very important to the issue.

[Pryderi]

10. Let's see if the MSM picks it up at all. Only Rawstory so far.

[mzmolly]

3. RECOMMENDED, I hope several will follow!

:bounce:

[dbeach]

4. kerry mised a great opportunity

teddie still the "kahuna" after all these yrs

[rox63]

6. I think they tallked it over

And decided to have Teddy bring it up instead. They are part of the same state delegation, and they do discuss these things. Besides, it completely frustrates the right-wing's attack plans.

[Im with Rosey]

8. I agree they have a game plan

Maybe this is the opening strategy, I hope Kerry will follow this up with a killer statement. Maybe the theory was that with Teddy first it won't fit the spin the RW has started about Kerry's reasons for talking about DS MINUTES.

[Virginian]

9. I missed it, did Kerry discuss the DSM yesterday as scheduled?

Last week, I heard he would be talking officially about the Minutes. Did he?

[Nothing Without Hope]

7. Here's the LINK for this article:

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Kennedy_speaks_out_on_Downing_Street_Memo_Twisted_intelligence_Distorted_f_0607.html

[Imagevision]

11. This "Downing memo" story should not be allowed to fade...

[elshiva]

12. GREAT!

:toast: